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University of California - Los Angeles PhD in Chemistry

37 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$117,572 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is General Chemistry. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Chemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of California - Los Angeles. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in chemistry, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Chemistry from UCLA Cost?

$13,029 Average Tuition and Fees

UCLA Graduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $11,442 $26,544
Fees $1,587 $1,587

How Much Can You Make With a PhD in Chemistry From UCLA?

$117,572 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of chemistry students who receive their doctor’s degree from UCLA is $117,572 per year. That is 84% higher than the national average of $63,921.

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Does UCLA Offer an Online PhD in Chemistry?

UCLA does not offer an online option for its chemistry doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCLA Online Learning page.

UCLA Doctorate Student Diversity for Chemistry

37 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
32.4% Women
35.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 37 students received their doctor’s degree in chemistry. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in chemistry in 2019-2020, 32.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 40.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in chemistry at UCLA in 2019-2020, 35.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 15
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

PhD in Chemistry Focus Areas at UCLA

Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Chemistry 37

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemistry.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics 2
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 2
Geological & Earth Sciences 6
Physics 22

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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